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Joe Biden engaged in a running back-and-forth with Republicans that at times seemed more like something out of Prime Minster’s Questions than anything in the American parliamentary tradition

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden did not use his second State of the Union address to announce a reelection bid, but he did not sound like a soon-to-be retiree either. He took a few pointed jabs at Republicans while also vowing to “finish” his goal to “rebuild the backbone of…

The toll of police brutality in America was on painful display as family members of Black men and women killed in custody sit alongside lawmakers in the House to hear the president’s State of the Union address

WASHINGTON — President Biden is delivering his second State of the Union speech, and hoping to convince skeptical Americans that they are better off than they were when he took office two years ago.

Read President Biden’s full State of the Union address

Read President Biden's State of the Union speech delivered on Feb. 7, 2023, as prepared for delivery.

‘The people sent us a clear message. Fighting for the sake of fighting, power for the sake of power, conflict for the sake of conflict, gets us nowhere’

Scene 1: One day on Twitter Glenn Greenwald: Republicans criticizing Rep. Omar for saying Israel has hypnotized the world shows that members of Congress prefer Israel's interests to Americans' right to free speech. Rep. Omar: It's all about the Benjamins. Scene 2, later on Twitter< The crowd: That's antisemitic! You…

Cuban American icon Celia Cruz is being honored along with four other influential American women as part of the American Women Quarters Program.